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Author: Author's name as listed in Library of Congress records
Byrd, Brian F.
Title:
Beidha: an early Natufian encampment in southern Jordan
Published in: if part or section of a book or monograph
The Natufian culture in the Levant, edited by Ofer Bar-Yosef & François R. Valla
Published By: Original publisher
The Natufian culture in the Levant, edited by Ofer Bar-Yosef & François R. Valla
Ann Arbor, Mich.: International Monographs in Prehistory. 1991. 245-261 p. ill.
By line: Author's name as appearing in the actual publication
Brian F. Byrd
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
Human Relations Area Files, 2009. Computer File
Culture: Culture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC) with the alphanumberic OWC identifier in parenthesis.
Epipaleolithic (M080)
Subjects: Document-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Lithic industries (324);
General tools (412);
Geography (130);
Cultural stratigraphy (912);
Hunting and trapping (224);
Heating and lighting equipment (354);
Abstract: Brief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Byrd summarizes the results of the Beidha Natufian excavations. This includes the ecological context, the Natufian stratigraphy, the chipped stone assemblage, marine shells that were probably used as ornaments, subsistence, and hearths and roasting areas. No walls, structures, storage facilities, or stone pavements were found.
Document Number: HRAF's in-house numbering system derived from the processing order of documents
24
Document ID: HRAF's unique document identifier. The first part is the OWC identifier and the second part is the document number in three digits.
m080-024
Document Type: May include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs or chapters/parts of monographs.
Essay
Language: Language that the document is written in
English
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-264)
Field Date: The date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1958-1967, 1983
Evaluation: In this alphanumeric code, the first part designates the type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigene, and so on. The second part is a ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data
Archaeologist-4, 5
Analyst: The HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection.
Sarah Berry; 2007
Coverage Date: The date or dates that the information in the document pertains to (often not the same as the field date).
12,910±250 BP - 10,910±520 BP
Coverage Place: Location of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Beidha, southern Jordan
LCSH: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Natufian culture/Middle East--Antiquities
